Due to a fragrance allergy, we kindly ask that no perfumed deodorants, sprays or fragrances are worn whilst at work.
Job Purpose:
I am a friendly lady with complex health needs, who is seeking a caring and reliable Personal Assistant to support me in my daily life at home. I live with COPD, which causes breathlessness, as well as chronic pain and muscle weakness, which significantly impact my mobility. As a result, I am a wheelchair user.
This role involves providing practical and personal support with day-to-day tasks, including personal care, mobility, and assistance with maintaining my body temperature, which can fluctuate. You will play an important role in ensuring my safety, comfort, and wellbeing, while supporting me to maintain as much independence as possible in my daily life.
If you are genuinely interested in making a genuine difference in someone's life, we would love to hear from you.
If you are only able to fulfil some of the hours, we would still encourage you to apply. Please specify on your application which hours you are available to work.
Location: Gorleston
Details:
- Support with maintaining body temperature, including preparing ice packs and fresh water bottles from the freezer and ensuring they are safely wrapped
- Assist with batched cooking and preparing ready meals
- Support with general housekeeping, including keeping the environment tidy and items stored appropriately after use
- Carry out domestic duties, such as washing up
- Provide personal care, including support with dressing when leaving the house, and assistance with showering and hair washing
- Empty and clean the commode as required
- Maintain a high standard of hand hygiene, including washing hands on arrival and when appropriate throughout the shift
- Wear provided PPE, including gloves and a mask
- Support with safe mobility, including assisting with walking where appropriate
- Refill water filter and kettle as required
- Due to a fragrance allergy, we kindly ask that no perfumed deodorants, sprays or fragrances are worn whilst at work.
Person Specification
Listed below are the skills, competencies, and personal qualities considered essential and desirable for this role. These will be assessed through your application and interview and will be the main factors in determining suitability. Please refer to these when completing your application.
Essential:
- Understanding, caring, patient
- Reliable, trustworthy
- Maintain a professional approach and maintain and appropriate boundaries
- Good communication skills, with the ability to keep conversation clear and easy to follow
- Comfortable working in a household with a cat (Devon Rex, low moulting)
- Due to a fragrance allergy, we kindly ask that no perfumed deodorants, sprays or fragrances are worn whilst at work.
Summary terms and conditions:
- The rate of pay for this position is £15 per hour, weekend hours are paid at £15.62 per hour.
- You will be reimbursed for any agreed expenses incurred as part of the role
- Hours and days of work: 26 hours per week
- Tuesdays: 16:30 to 17:30
- Wednesdays: 09:00 to 13:30 and 16:30 to 18:00 (second PA required from 16:30 to 17:30)
- Thursdays: 16:30 to 17:30
- Fridays: 9:00 to 13:30 and 16:30 to 18:00
- Saturdays: 09:00 to 13:30 and 16:30 to 17:30
- Sundays: 9:00 to 13:30 and 16:30 to 17:30
- Additional hours to cover holidays and sickness.
- The annual holiday entitlement for this position will be equivalent to the work I would normally expect to be done during 5.6 consecutive weeks.
- Should this job role include any of the following duties: food preparation, moving & handling, chemical handling (general household cleaning products) or the handling of medication, you will be required to undertake mandatory training.
The post is subject to the following:
- A satisfactory enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check, the cost of which will be covered by the employer.
- Satisfactory references from two referees, one of which must be your current or last employer.
- Completion of a satisfactory probationary period of 6 months.